Note
the spelling: “Effren.” Very similar to the branch of Chaim Cheikel of
Bialystok (page --), but cannot reconcile differences in order to join the two
families.

Chaim
Cheikel “Hyman J.” (Charles) Effren, b. approx. 1860, possibly in Bialystok,
married Rosa Epstein, b. approx. 1865. Abe’s marriage record says his father’s
name is “Charles” but Isadore’s naturalization says his name is Hyman. Both say
that the mother’s name is Rose Epstein (though the naturalization record
erroneously says that his father’s name is “Hyman Epstein.” He was Cheikel, a
name variation of Chaim [MISC035]. There are directory listings for “Hyman J.
Effren” which I believe are for this Hyman Effren. It may be that Chaim J. is
the same as the “Jacob Effren” who turns up in a lot of records, especially
ship arrival records including that of Nochem Effren. In California there was
a “William Blatz” who died in the 1950s; he was born in New York in 1870 and
his mother’s maiden name was Effren.

> Isaac
“Isidore” “Issie” (Isadore) (Itchok) Effron or Effren, b. 6/25/1880, 4/0/1879,
9/8/1880 or 9/8/1881, Grodno, d. 9/-/1970, Flushing, Queens (or Middletown??)
[SSDI215R; NAT002; ARR008; CEN1032; CEN2131; CEN3092; MIL005], married 1909 to
Rose (Rosie), b.6/5/1886 or 9/12/1885, Austria, d. 6/-/1971, Flushing, Queens
[SSDI494]. He arr. NYC 6/3/1905 (1930 census says arrived in 1913;
naturalization says 5/28/1904 on the America), . He last resided in “Vielstadt”
(Bialystok?), and he is going to his brother-in-law who lives at 50 Franklin
St., Jersey City, NJ. He is single in 1905. She also arrived in 1905. In 1910
he is Isadore Effron, a house painter. In 1915, 1920 and 1923 he lives at 321
E. 121st St. and is a house painter. [DIR018] He is also a
housepainter in 1930. His Social Security application says, in error, that his
father was Hymie Epstein. He settled in Long Beach, Nassau Cty., NY [RE] and
in 1963 when he applied for social security he lived at 217 W. Chester St.,
Long Beach, NY. They changed the spelling to EFFRON [RE]. One daughter was
married to Miller. One daughter was married to a man with an unusual source of
income. In 1947 he lived at 217 West Chester St., Long Beach. Later his
address is listed as c/o Miller, 211-35-23rd Ave., Bayside, NY 11360
[MISC035]

> > Sally
(Sophie) Miller, b. 6/10/1921 or abt. 1911, NY [CEN3092], d. after her brother
Nat. In 1930 she is a stenographer. She is probably the Miller whose address
in Bayside is given to the Bialystoker Center [MISC035]

> > Mollie,
b. 1/5/1917, NY, d. before 1970. She was not listed in Nat’s death notice in
1970.

> Celia
Hollander, b. abt. 1880, Russia, married abt. 1903 to David Hollander, b. abt.
1871 or 1873, Russia. [CEN1033; CEN2132; CEN3093] They arrived in the US in
1896, 1898, 1899 or 1900. In 1920 and 1930 they lived in Jersey City, NJ. In
1910 he was a cobbler and in 1930 his profession was pocketbooks. He worked for
Manischewitz and was very religious. David’s siblings were Dora, who was
unmarried or divorced, Arthur (Aaron), Jacob and Rose. Jacob was b. abt. 1880,
arr. Abt. 1901, lived at 123 Franklin St. in J.C. in 1930, was married to Rose
and had children Max, b. abt. 1912 and Harold. Jacob lives with David and Celia
in 1910.

> Abraham
Effren, b. 7/10/1889, Grodno., d. 11/-/1983, Jersey City, NJ [CEM108; SSDI214;
ARR022; CEN2044; CEN3094; MIL006], married on 7/17/1910 in Brooklyn [MAR050] to
Pauline (Perel-RE) Hollender, b. abt. 1886 or 1887, Russ., d. 1969 [CEM109]. He
arr. NYC 4/4/1906 on the "Potsdam" sailing from Rotterdam. In 1906 he
is married (sic), and he is going to his brother, I. Efron, who lives at 50
Franklin St., Jersey City, NJ. In 1920 neither had taken out their citizenship
applications. In 1920 they lived at 76 Libriskey St., Jersey City, NJ. He last
resided in Bialystok. He is released in care of DY Hollender. Ronald told me
about his aunt Celia Hollender, and that David Hollender and his mother were
brother and sister. Their father was Mordecai [CEM109]. In 1917, Abe worked at
S. Poley, 282 New York Ave., in Jersey City. In his draft registration papers
he says that he is supporting his wife, children and mother (this does not
necessarily mean that his mother was in this country). Possibly, Ronald could
have been named after Rose (Rochel – Ronald), suggesting that she died
somewhere in the early- to mid-1920s. In 1917 he resided at 284 Madison St.,
Manhattan [DIR003] Might he be the same as Abr. Effran, the tailor who lived at
181 Madison Ave. in 1915-1916 [DIR002]?

> > Herman,
married Edith J., b. 7/28/1924, d. 10/23/1997, Fort Lauderdale, FL [SSDI520].
They lived in Norwalk. In 1952 they are listed in the Norwalk directory as
owners of Norwalk Appliance Co., and living at Stamford. They appear in the
directories for a few years after that. [DIR055].

> > Arthur
D. (Aaron)

> > Ronald
S.

> Dora
(Dvorah It?le) Effron, d. 4/13/1946 [MISC035]. Her name came from the
Bialystoker Home records.